Guy Gavriel Kay on five books in his life, including Proust who he swears to read soon. | Literary Hub

Donald Trump has set fire to America: on Faulkner, white trash, and burning down barns. | Literary Hub

Interview with a mad cartoonist: the time I met the great Colonel Baxter. | Literary Hub

Over 450 writers have signed an open letter to the American people against Donald Trump. | Literary Hub

“I can’t help but worry that those of us who hoped that the marriage of pop culture and feminism would yield deliciously progressive fruit might have a lot to answer for.” Andi Zeisler on the publication of her new book and 20 years of Bitch Magazine. | The New Yorker

“When Knausgaard looks at a woman, he becomes a man. When Knausgaard looks at heaven, he becomes a person.” Gender, self-creation, and “Norway’s hunkiest narcissist.” | The New Republic

Sherman Alexie on running away, extending the borders of family, and the children’s book that made him into a writer. | NPR

“I’m not afraid of textspeak, I’m not afraid of abbreviations. I think we just wind up doing more fun things with how language appears. Twerking! We’re twerking our language.” An interview with francine j. harris. | Divedapper

This summer brings new Herman Melville intrigue: Was he in love with his neighbor’s wife or Nathaniel Hawthorne? | The Wall Street Journal

Digital audiobooks are now a contender for the future of publishing, and other statistics about last year’s publishing industry sales. | Flavorwire

“The meanings we assign to hoods have everything to do with what we regard as frightening and dangerous, and where we think that power resides.” Alison Kinney on Hood, her contribution to the Object Lessons series. | Public Books